B.tech Assignment Question (.)

1. Explain damped oscillation.
Derive the differential equation of damped oscillation

and its solution.
2. Discuss in detail the energy in simple harmonic motion.
3. Calculate the amplitude, angular frequency, frequency, time period and initial phase
for the simple harmonic oscillation given below
y = 0.3 sin (40πt + 1.1)
4. Show that for a simple harmonic motion, the phase difference between
a. displacement and velocity is π/2 radian or 90°.
b. velocity and acceleration is π/2 radian or 90°.
c. displacement and acceleration is π radian or 180°.
5. The damping force on a oscillator is directly proportional to the velocity. Find the Unit of the
constant of proportionality.
6. Will damped oscillations occur for any values of b and k? Explain.
7. A mass of 5 kg is suspended from a spring of stiffness 46 kN/m. A dashpot is fitted
between the mass and the support with a damping ratio of 0.3. Calculate the damped
frequency.
8. A LCR circuit behaves like a damped harmonic oscillator. Comparing it with a physical spring
-mass damped oscillator having damping constant 'b', find the correct equivalence.
9. An unhappy mouse of mass m0, moving on the end of a spring of spring constant p is acted
upon by a damping force Fx=−bvx. For what value of b the motion is critically damped?
10. Write force equation and derive the differential equation of motion in forced oscillation.
11. Explain the concept of resonance and its impact on the amplitude of an oscillator
12. Derive the expression for quality factor in forced harmonic oscillation.
13. A particle executing SHM has a period of 0.1 s and amplitude 4 cm. Find its acceleration
when it is 0.2 cm from its mean position and its maximum velocity.
14. A damped vibrating system, starting from rest, reaches the first amplitude of 40 cm which
reduces to 4 cm in that direction after 100 oscillations. If the period of each oscillation is 2.5 s,
find the damping constant.
15. The particle displacement due to a sound wave is given by y = 2 sin 2π ( – 50t) where x is
measured in metres and t in seconds. What is the amplitude, wavelength, frequency, period and
velocity of the wave?
16. The equation of a wave travelling in a string is given by y = cosπ(0.5 x – 200t) where x is in
centimetres and t is in seconds. Evaluate the amplitude, wavelength, frequency, period and
velocity of propagation.
17. Define Wave and derive the expression for differential equation of wave.
18.Derive the expression for resultant amplitude due to superposition of N harmonic waves.
19. Define the term division of wave front and division of amplitude.
20. Why the central ring in Newton’s ring experiment is dark. Derive the expression for diameter
of dark and bright ring.
21.Write the difference between interference and diffraction.
22. Difference between fraunhoffer and Fresnel type of diffraction.
23. Draw suitable diagram derive the condition for central maxima and minima due to single
slit.
24. Define the term absent spectra, dispersive power of grating.
25. Define the term Gradient, Divergence, Curl and write its physical significance.
26. State Gauss divergence theorem and Stoke's theorem. Use gauss divergence
1 ⃗ ⃗
theorem show that V= ∫S r .ds where V is the volume enclosed by the surface S.
3
27. Write Maxwell’s electromagnetic equation in differential form and integral form
and also write its physical significance.
28.Define vector and scalar potentials. Derive the expression for Electromagnetic
wave equations for E and B in vacuum and conducting medium.
29. Writedown the characteristics of wave function.
30. Define the term phase velocity group velocity and also write relation between them.
31. State Heisenberg Uncertainty principle. Use this principle estimate the ground
state energy of one dimensional harmonic oscillator.
32.Write the time dependent and time independent schrodinger equation for a particle
of mass and energy E moving along Z-axis, under potential V.
33. What do u mean by eigenvalues of a quantum mechanical operator.
34. What do u mean by eigenfunction of a quantum mechanical operator.
35. What do u mean by expectation values of a physical quantity.
36. A particle is in a one dimensional infinitely deep potential well. Show that the
spacing between consecutive energy levels increases for energy values.
37. Write the expression for zero point energy of particle in a one dimensional box.
38. Define the term Population inversion and pumping.
39. Explain the working mechanism of a ruby laser. State the limitation of ruby laser ?
40. Describe the constructional features of optical fibre. Distinguish between step
index and graded index fibre.

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1. Explain damped oscillation.

Derive the differential equation of damped oscillation

2. Discuss in detail the energy in simple harmonic motion.

y = 0.3 sin (40πt + 1.1)

a. displacement and velocity is π/2 radian or 90°.

b. velocity and acceleration is π/2 radian or 90°.

c. displacement and acceleration is π radian or 180°.

21.Write the difference between interference and diffraction.

22. Difference between fraunhoffer and Fresnel type of diffraction.

24. Define the term absent spectra, dispersive power of grating.

29. Writedown the characteristics of wave function.

33. What do u mean by eigenvalues of a quantum mechanical operator.

34. What do u mean by eigenfunction of a quantum mechanical operator.

35. What do u mean by expectation values of a physical quantity.

38. Define the term Population inversion and pumping.

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